Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.28.23

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]

House next voting day January 2, February 6

-- Committee Schedule

-- House Agency Budget Hearing Schedule

Senate next voting day January 2, 16, 17

-- Committee Schedule

-- Senate Agency Budget Hearing Schedule.

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

-- 4,258 Stories In 2023 - Environmental & Conservation Leadership, Significant Events In PA  [PaEN]

-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Discuss The PFOA/PFOS ‘Forever Chemical’ Drinking Water Standard, Hydrogen Hubs In PA At Jan. 9 Meeting  [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Citizen Science Is The New Research Frontier 

-- Post-Gazette: PA Getting Millions In Federal Grants To Cut Methane Emissions, Cap Leaking Conventional Oil & Gas Wells

-- TribLive: 2nd Deep Shale Gas Well Coming To West Deer Twp.; Olympus Energy Expects To Begin Construction In June 2025

-- The Center Square: Year In Review: PA’s Electric Vehicle Marathon

-- MCall: Lehigh Valley Remains Under Flood Watch After Heavy Rain Moves Thru Region

-- Williamsport Sun: Levee, Flood Mitigation On Williamsport Mayor’s Agenda

-- Reading Eagle: Blue Marsh Lake Recycling Christmas Trees To Benefit Fish Habitat 

-- DCNR Blog: PA Outdoor Corps Young Adult Members Learn Jobs Skills And Future Paths To Conservation Work

-- Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District - Agricultural Technician  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: 5 Top Lancaster County Winter Hiking Trails, Picked By Local Hiking Enthusiasts

Other States/National/International

-- Financial Times - Opinion: Scientists Warn Climate Change, Pollution, Diminishing Biodiversity Pushed The World Into A New Era - Anthropocene

-- WSJ: BKV - A Fracker Tries To Produce ‘Guilt-Free’ Natural Gas

-- AP: Wind, Solar And Batteries Grow Despite Economic Challenges

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Williamsport Sun/Spotlight PA: For Governor, Divided Legislature Makes Keeping Promises Tougher

--  City & State PA: Where 2023 Storylines Stand Going Into The New Year

-- Courier Times: Bucks County Mom Behind Conservative School Movement Charged With Assault, Giving Teens Alcohol

-- WITF: PA Elections Chief: Fixes Coming To Avoid Errors That Plagued Northampton County

-- The Center Square: Year In Review: PA Education Policy

-- PA Capital-Star: Weird Pennsylvania: Bills That Make You Go ‘Hummmm’

-- Post-Gazette: PA DHS Asks For Public Feedback On Proposed Medicaid Changes

-- Spotlight PA: 3 Years Ago A Police Officer Killed Christian Hall, Now The Legislature Will Study The Role Of 911 In Mental Health Emergencies

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[Posted: December 28, 2023]  PA Environment Digest